Vending-carton.



A. T. FISCHER. VENDING CARTON. APPLICATION FlLED SEPT. 5} 1916.

Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

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VENDING-CARTON.

nasaoo Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented dept. d, ii il't.

Application filed September 5, 1916. Serial No. 118,448.

To all whom it may concern:

' .Be it known that I, ALBERT T. FISCHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vending-Cartons, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a carton or container in which are assembled smaller cartons containing articles to be shipped, or it may be desirable in some instances to directly assemble the article in the large carton.

The object of the invention is to provide a carton which will not only serve as a container in which the articles may be placed for shipment, but also serve as a container for the articles from which they may be directly sold or vended over the counter without removing the articles, except as they are sold.

A further object of the invention is to provide a carton, which, when in its shipping form, will occupy a minimum amount of space, but which is provided with certain folded portions thatmay be extended and unfolded and held in such extended and unfolded position. These separate portions bear advertising matter which is interdependent and complete only when the folded portions are extended and held extended. This advertising matter is descriptive or illustrative of the article or device which is to be vended from the carton.

Generally speaking, the invention may be said to comprise the elements and combinations thereof set forth in the accompanying claims.

Reference should be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the carton in folded position; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the carton; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the carton with the folded portions in their extended position; Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the carton with the folded portions in extended position.

The carton is composed of a front portion 1, a rear portion 2, side portions and a bottom portion. The front portion and the top portion 3 are continuous, and furthermore, are formed with an extension 4. The-portion 3 forms the cover for the can ton, and the portion 4 extends and folds against the back portion 2. The portion 4:

has extending parts 5 which, when the carton is in folded position, normally lie against the back 2.

In the instance shown in the drawing, the cover and extension 4: are secured to the carton by means of the extending tab 6. This forms a part of the portion l. As a tab it extends through a slot 7 formed in the back 2, as shown in dotted lines.

Each side portion and adjacent edge of the top 3 are joined to each other by a folding portion 8. This is shown in Fig. 4, the fold taking place along the dotted line of the figure. When the cover 3 is folded down against the body of the carton the portion 8 folds inwardly along the dotted line and lies beneath the cover 8. When the cover 3 is in its extended position, as shown in Fig. 4%, the part 8 is straightened out and cooperates with the adjacent extension 5 for the purpose of holding the cover 3 in its extended position. For this purpose the portion 8 is provided with a slot 8 and the extension 5 is provided with a projection 5 which is adapted to extend into the slot 8 when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. i. This arrangement insures the top 3 being held in its extended position, and also the part 4: being held in its extended position.

Vhen the cover 3, and part i, which carries the tab 6, are in their extended position, the front elevation of the carton is as appears in Fig. 3.

From this illustration it will be seen that a representation or drawing of the device, which is to be vended from the carton, when the carton is placed on the counter, is obtained by moving the cover and parts associated therewith to their extended position. That is to say, instead of employing a separate sign which might contain descriptive matter, or an illustration of the device within the carton, I have provided the carton with such parts that when they are folded into their extended position, the carton itself becomes the advertising sign.

Obviously, the representation of the particular device shown in the drawing is purely an arbitrary selection, as any device or article that the carton may contain may form the illustration carried by the front, top and back fold of the carton. Also it is not necessary that the tab shall form a part of the illustration. It merely so happens in this case. Ifit did not form a part of Furthermore, it is within the scope of my invention to replace the representation of the article within the carton, by printed matter whiclris descriptive of the articles within the carton. The idea underlying this invention is that the cover and parts associated therewith, together with the front or face of the carton may be brought into such relative position with respect to each other that they form a sign, bearing advertising or descriptive matter of the article within the carton to be vended.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A vending carton comprising a body portion adapted to contain the articles to be vended, said body portion having a face; a cover for the carton hinged along the face side thereof, and interdependent advertising matter on the face and cover; foldable con"- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for necting pieces between the cover and the carton, said foldable pieces when unfolded, being" adapted to "inaintain the face of the box and the cover in alineinent, thereby renderthe advertising matter on the face and cover continuous.

2. A vending carton comprising a body portion adapted to contain the articles to be vended, said body portion having a face; a cover hinged to the body portion adjacent the face; foldabl'econnecting pieces joining the cover and the body portion; brace menibers carried by the 'cover adapted to engage with the said foldable pieces for holding the foldabl'e pieces in unfoldable position, whereby the cover and face 'of the carton are held in alinenient, and the advertising matter on the face of the carton and the cover is renderedcontinuous.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature. 1

' ALBERT T; FISCHER.

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